Alaa Abd el-Fattah demands his release in Egypt, a rocket attack on a Syrian IDP camp, and a family accusing Sudan’s police of killing their son. Here’s your round-up, written by Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera Digital’s Middle East and North Africa editor.
Hosting the COP27 climate conference was supposed to be an opportunity for the Egyptian government to show a respectable face to the world, one that would maybe help eclipse the headlines of recent years about massacres, mass trials, economic crises and political repression. But with world leaders in attendance — including UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — the Egyptians have instead created a ready-made show to highlight the thousands of political prisoners currently behind bars.
